Unit 3 Review

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What is dramatic irony?

Back

Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something about the play that the characters do not.

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Define oxymoron.

Back

An oxymoron is the placement of two contradictory words next to each other to create a humorous effect.

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True or false: Dramatic irony is used to build tension.

Back

True

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What are the features of a sonnet?

Back

A sonnet typically has 14 lines, consists of 3 quatrains and 1 rhyming couplet, and follows an abab cdcd efef gg rhyme scheme.

Front

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a sonnet?

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Blank verse is NOT a feature of a sonnet.

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True or false: The counterclaim and rebuttal address the other side's argument and prove them wrong.

Back

True

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What is the purpose of a counterclaim?

Back

A counterclaim presents an opposing viewpoint to the main argument.

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What is a rebuttal?

Back

A rebuttal is a response to a counterclaim that argues against it.

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What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

Back

The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is abab cdcd efef gg.

Front

What is iambic pentameter?

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Iambic pentameter is a ten-syllable line where every other syllable is stressed.